La Crosse Police Department, county create mental health crisis response program
July 19, 2021 6:48 PM
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) Some police officers in La Crosse are pairing up with mental health professionals on calls for service.
This new partnership between La Crosse Police Department and La Crosse County Health Department will allow those in crisis quicker access to the help they need.
“We’ve realized that the demands of responding to people in mental health crisis have increased,” La Crosse Police Chief Shawn Kudron.
This program is the first in the county, and La Crosse Police Capt. Avrie Schott said the departments plan to evaluate it along the way.